Camp kit



W '1- BURNS.

CAMP KIT.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 21,1920.

Patented m 10, 1921 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

ATTORNEYS v To aZZwhoine't dbncemi Be it knownthat 1, WILLIAM J. Bone, a

,WILLIAQMJ'. Bonus, on DETROIT, MICHIGAN. i

citizen of the United Statesof America, re sidingatDetroit, injthecounty of Wayne and State of Michigan, have inventedeer-U tain new anduseful Improvements inCamp Kits ,'of whichthe following is 'a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. 1 i 1 h This invention relates to a comb nation box, table. and bench and the pr1mary, object of my invention is to provide .artlcles of the above nature that may be folded or distended, the folded articles providing a parcel that is exceedingly compact and cap:

able of holding other articles, and thejdis tended articles providinguseful piecesof furniturethat may be used for various pur- P s Another object of this inventlon s to pro-jv vide a combination box, table and stand of the above class that may be advantageously used for outdoor camping purposes, and as such. conveniently carried on :the running. board of an automobile or similar Vehicle.

'Afurtherobject f this invention is to providev a collapsible camping outfit wherein a foldable box provides ajcontalner for camp stools, table legs andl a lunch or cook- 7 ing outfit the foldable boxwhen collapsed serving as a table top while the lid of the boxis provided with foldable supports so;

that it may be utilizedas a bench.

A still further object of my 1nvent1on 18 to provide a combination box, table and with a view of reducing the cost of manufacture and at the same time retain those features by which safety, durability and-ease. of assembling are secured. With such ends in view, my invention resides in the. novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed. Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein p a l a Figure 1 is a perspective view. of the table; Fig. 2 is a similarview of a portion'thereof, showing the tabletop by dot. and dash lines, I

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sect1onal new of the box; a Fig. 4 is a cross sectlonal vlew ofjthe same,

and I w 1 Fig. 5 is a perspective View of'the bench.

Application mane 21,1920. SerialNo. 390, 34.

.thetable topwill I terruptedsurface. bench, wherein the. parts are constructed b ci fication ofIiettersfPatent p, Pat ted M 9, 92

4 of the draw ngs showing an oblong box' or container comprising a bottom walll Refernoe first be had to Figs; 35nd I having hinged sidewalls 2 andhinged end walls 3 with a detachable lid 4.. adapted to close theb'ox or containen, The side walls 2-are h1nged'so'asto belowered into a com- "mon plane withthebotto'm' tvall l andlsaid side walls have the ends thereof flanged or provided-with angle bars 5 toengage the vertical edges of the end walls? and assist in maintaining said end walls iniaraised position relative to the bottom wall 1, so as to-form the box or container; J Cooperating with the flanges or angle bars 5 are hold-f fast dev ces 6 carried by the endwalls 3and adapted'to engage keepers 7 carriedby the side walls :2.

i The end walls have the outer sides there of provided'with suitable handles 8 sothat the box can befconveniently carried and afford places gfor fastening device s. The

innersides ofsa id'end walls have transverse cleats. 9 adjacentthe upper edges thereof.

The endwalls 3 arehinged to the ends of the bottom wall 1 in orderthat said end walls may be'swung downwardly when the box is collapsed and used as a table top, as shown in Fig. 1, in'whichf instance the angle bars "5, serve as end ledges to prevent lateral disa placement ofmatter placed onthe. table top.

A type of hingemaybe'used for connecting the side walls 2 to the bottom wall lso that The lid 4 has depending flanges 10 to en gage the outer sides of the walls 2 and 3 and assist in malntalningsaid walls in a set ;pos1t1on and this lid is adapted to-serve a bench board, as shownin Fig- 5. Hinged to the inner wall of the lid 4; ad-

jacent-the ends thereof, as at 11 are leg members 12 adapted tobe maintained indiverging relation by pivotedlink braces "13 connecting rounds 14 of the members 12'and a cleat 15. located centrally of the lid 4. Each leg member 12 is preferablyin the form of a pair of diverging legs connected by the round 14: and a transverse member 16 at the upper ends thereof and by which the leg present a sinoothand uninmember is hinged to the lid 15. The link braces 13 have rule joints 17 of' aconventional form so that said braces can be folded to swing theleg'members 12 into parallelism with thelid 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

. occupying a comparatively small space with inthebox. l

The'box is 01" sufficient size to receive one or more camp stools 18- of a conventlonalr form, a lunch box19 or other camplngparas phernalia, and in addition'to such articles the box accommodatesa series of cross legs,

whichare also collapsible. Eachcross leg to the bar 20, to permit of'each crossleg --The end cross legs are pivotally' connected 'to the lowerends of the side cross legs, as v at 24, and the upper ends of the'end cross legs are pivotally connected tOftliG'UPPGI ends of the side'cross legs, as at 25, thus permitting otall of the cross legs being distended to form a rigid framework on which the table top may be placed. a To pre vent accidental collapse 0% the end and side cross legs and provide a table top support,

one ot the side cross legs, at thetop and'at each end thereof, has pivoted connecting members 26 whlch are swung into nterlockring engagement with the other side cross leg,

7 T as best shown in Fig.- 2. With these connectmg members in inactive positions atone oi 1 the cross legs all 'ofthe cross legs can be collapsed so as to form a compact structure that'can be readily placedwithin the boX,as shown li'Fig. 3. t 5

From the forego be readily strapped or otherwise mounted on the running board of an automobile without occupyingvaluable space within the a I automobile, and that thecontents of the; a kit are fully protected against dust and 7 ng it will-be observed that i I have devised a novel camping kit'that may formed from the, kit can be easily and,

quickly set up and may be made of wood or other" light and durable material" with sufii- =cienthardware to protect the parts of the V yk'it when roughly handled.

comprises abar 2O andpivotallyconnected to" the sides thereof, as at 21 are Z 'plates22" supporting bars 23 which'maybe swung on vention, it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such changes in slze, shape and manner of assemblage as'jfallwithinthe scope ofthe apended'claim. 1

-WhatI claim is l p a A 'camp kit comprising a box having a bottom wall and hinged end and side walls adaptedto be placed in thesameplane as the bottom wall to form a table top, angle bars carried bythe ends of saidsi'de walls-for bracing said-end walls when inbox' formation and providing ledges when intable top forma- Oh, means carried by the end walls, of the box to maintain all of said walls invboX'io-rmation, a lid forthe boxiadaptedto' cooperate with said means in maintaining the box formation, collapsiblemeans carried by the inner wall of said lid-and normally housed in the boxrand adapted to be distended to support said lidso that it may be utilized as a bench, "and legs adapted to-support said 7 box whenused as a table top. y

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 2 v in the presence of two witnesses.

' Witness'es:. I KARL H; BUTLER,

WILLIAM" an mus; l 

